The World of Aviation

  A preliminary report by the US National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) into the July 6 2013 Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco Airport has concluded that the flightcrew’s mismanagement of the approach and inadequate monitoring of airspeed were the primary causes of the crash. The Boeing 777-200ER was on final approach to

Virgin Australia has announced it will expand its carbon offset program by launching a new partnership with the Tasmanian Land Conservancy. Established in 2001, the Tasmanian Land Conservancy is a science–based, not-for-profit environmental organisation which actively manages over 30,000 hectares of land annually for nature conservation, providing a safe haven for a host of rare

Queen Elizabeth has formally opened the newly refurbished Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport. The terminal re-commenced operations on June 4, and will become the home of the Star Alliance group of 23 airlines. It has been dubbed ‘Terminal 2: the Queen’s Terminal’ in recognition of her opening it. So far United Airlines, Air Canada, Air

An F-35A of the 33rd Fighter Wing based at Eglin AFB in Florida has been extensively damaged by fire after an aborted takeoff. The aircraft, which is assigned to the Integrated Training Center (ITC) at Eglin was about to participate in a training mission as one element of a two-ship formation when the takeoff was

The fifth Airbus A350 development aircraft has joined the manufacturer’s test fleet as the aircraft accelerates towards certification and service entry later this year. MSN005 made its first flight on June 20 from Toulouse, and will be tasked to conduct route proving and ETOPS validation for the test program. Airbus says the aircraft “embodies the

Qantas is offering a complimentary one-night stopover for passengers flying between its Asian ports and Santiago in Chile on its services. The ‘Sydney Connect’ service will allow passengers flying to or from Santiago to connect to the Asian ports of Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai and Jakarta via Sydney on Qantas and enjoy a one